The San Jose Mercury News reports that Apple's economic power is likely to draw Cupertino's neighbors in as supporters of the project, which could see an increase in Apple's workforce to 12,000 employees.

More employees working at Apple could impact traffic patterns in neighboring cities, such as Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Santa Clara.

The cities in the past have met to work on concerns over traffic and other issues caused by tech companies and its employees.

But a larger, stronger Apple could mean higher property values for Cupertino's neighbors even though they may not see the tax benefits.